Record of the week: Mongrels, by Michael Malarkey

IT’S probably no surprise to Vampire Diaries fans that actor/singer Michael Malarkey – aka vampire Enzo – has chosen a PR firm called Mystic Sons to promote his debut album Mongrels. The folky title track shows a brooding soul with a melancholy depth to his vocals, accompanied by a video filmed in the UK but looking like the teen series’ Mystic Falls setting.